Rick Ross

American rapper Rick Ross topped MTV’s 2012 list of Hottest MCs in the Game.

Rihanna

The Barbados-born R&B singer is an international megastar who has sold more than 25 million albums worldwide.

Rita Ora

British singer-songwriter Rita Ora broke out this year with hit single ‘R.I.P.’, which debuted at the top of the U.K. charts.

Robin

At 14, Robin became the youngest Finnish artist ever to sell 100,000 copies of an album, with his debut ‘Koodi’.

Sean Paul

Jamaican reggae-dancehall artist Sean Paul has been internationally famous for a decade. ‘Got 2 Luv U’ is the first single off his latest album, ‘Tomahawk Technique’.

Shaka Ponk

Geeks, social network addicts or dropouts of the globosphere, Shaka Ponk leads a growing community of young “citiwebens” avid for music and dead set on enjoying it to the full.

Skrillex

Los Angeles-based DJ Skrillex was named MTV’s Electronic Dance Music Artist of the Year in 2011.

Snoop Dogg

Since bursting into our collective consciousness in 1992, Snoop has remained a constant force in hip-hop and a household name around the world.

Snow Patrol

Irish/Scottish five-piece Snow Patrol have sold over 12 million albums. The hometown heroes performed live from Belfast's City Hall at the 2011 MTV EMA pre-show.